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Chris Simpkins

CHIPPENHAM-based Audley FC held their presentation evening on Saturday night, with Chris Shipway, Chris Yeo and Chris Simpkins cleaning up on the night.

Yeo collected two awards. The striker was Steve Mallard's choice as his manager's player of the season and he also claimed the golden boot award.

Yeo bagged 18 goals for the Audley which included two hat-tricks, against Sutton Benger and The Crown Devizes and unbelievably he ended up on the losing side in both matches as Benger won 8-6 and The Crown claimed a 6-3 success.

Yeo beat last season's top scorer Dave Nolan into second spot by seven goals.

Chris Simpkins' outstanding contributions to the Audley last season saw him rewarded with the clubman of the season award. Simpkins was Mr Versatile last term and played in almost every position on the park and never complained no matter where manager Mallard asked him to play.

Right back Chris Shipway played through the pain barrier on numerous occasions last term as the Audley at times struggled to field a team. With one injury after another Shipway was told at one stage of the season to have a complete rest from football, but couldn't stay away and often stepped in to fill a void and it was no surprise that his fellow players selected him as their choice as their player of the season.

Shipway may prefer to play in defence but goals against Chippenham Police and FC Bradford saw him double last season's tally of goals scored and the goal he netted against the latter in March of this year was the first he had scored since April 2006.

5:07am Wednesday 25th June 2008

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